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Our Lions campers had a blast at their social on Sunday evening. They had a fun evening of games, laughter, and ice cream! [gallery link="none" columns="2" size="full" ids="12848,12849,12850,12851"]

As always, Carnival was a blast for all campers and staff! Check out some highlights from the day here! [gallery columns="2" link="none" size="full" ids="12839,12841,12840,12842,12843,12844"]

We’ve had a terrific start to Session 1 with a week full of new friendships, new challenges, and a whole lot of choosing kindness! Our campers and staff have written lots of WOWs, made lots of friends, and challenged themselves to try new things. Our youngest campers (Bears) had a great Bears' Adventure where they made forts, cooked dinner over a fire, and slept in tents under the stars. Our Bears and Tigers campers had Big Campfire on Saturday and showed off their cabin skits that they had been working on all week. Our Tigers campers also had their social where they played Bingo, had loads of fun, and even got ice cream! All campers enjoyed carnival on Sunday where we played games, ate treats, and won some prizes! Our older campers (Lions and Eagles) have their Big Campfire this evening, and we are excited to see the performances they've planned. Lions had their social on Sunday evening where they practiced friendship skills and played casino games. Thank you for sharing your campers with us! We have been having fun, making friends and growing this past week, and we're looking forward to our final few days together this session. Check out the Outpost Schedule to see overnight trips and special events happening this week!

The concept of red, green, and blue zones from The Yes Brain (a parenting book by Dr. Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.) has been a helpful tool for counselors as they learn how to assist campers who become dysregulated. The red, blue, and green zones describe the emotional characteristics or states our children (and we!) are in at any given time. The "green zone" is the state we want to help our children be in as much as possible and to help them learn to return to when they enter the red or blue zones. When our children are in that wonderful green zone, they are receptive, resilient, stable, calm, flexible, open, and teachable -- all the traits that allow them to be their best selves. When our kids feel and exhibit high anxiety, fight or flight, rage, extreme fear, a "deer in the headlights, or high arousal, they are in the "red zone." It's easy to remember since we all have experienced the feeling of "seeing red" or feeling extremely angry. Some kids who are dysregulated or out of their green zone don't go into the "red zone." Instead, they may go to the "blue zone." They're in the blue zone when exhibiting shutting down, being depressed, going rigid, fainting, freezing, or appearing numb. Understanding what's happening when kids respond inappropriately (outbursts, tantrums, freezing, etc.) is helpful as we guide them to expand their green zones and learn how to deal ... Read more